kinetic

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith“kinetic energy”
  2. characterized by motion“modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime”
  3. supplying motive force“the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center — H.O.Taylor”Synonyms: energizingenergising
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

kinetic \ki*net"ic\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k or k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics) Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to latent. [1913 Webster]

Kinetic energy. See Energy, n. 4. [1913 Webster] kinesthesis kinesthesia

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